In an interview on CNN Thursday, Palin said that Trump invited her to dinner and asked her to bring a "couple of friends," leading to the musicians' selection. The 2008 Republican nominee for vice president said she knew Kid Rock and Nugent "would have good conversation with the president and get to express a lot of good, middle class, work ethic type issues."

Nugent has gained a reputation for using his rock concerts to go on extensive and profane rants against Democrats, including President Obama and Hillary Clinton.

In 2012 the Secret Service investigated a series of incendiary remarks Nugent made against President Obama at a National Rifle Association convention.

In 2014 he referred to Obama as a "subhuman mongrel" and during the campaign used offensive language to label Clinton as a criminal.

ABC News reported during President Trump's transition that Palin was under consideration for secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The White House did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.